pi·as·ter /piˈæstɚ/
 貨幣名;古代西班牙貨幣


 Pi·as·ter n.  A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents.

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 piaster
      n 1: a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan
           and Syria [syn: piastre]
      2: 100 kurus equal 1 lira [syn: kuru, piastre]